Crawford would have kicked his ass.

I am curious to know if anybody in here had a closer view or look on, why the fight of Wilfred Benitez against Marvelous Marvin Hagler didn't happen? Benitez magnificently dominated and beat the great Roberto Duran in January 1982. Marvelous was supposed to fight the great Thomas "The Hitman&q...

I think that Wilfred Benitez's management team was one of the worst in boxing history. How could manager Jim Jacobs let his fighter be so inactive for almost a year in an era where fighters were fighting at least 4 fights a year? I think that disrupted Benitez's rhythm. Think about it guys. He lost ...

Eder Jofre by late KO in a great war. You will see the art of fighting inside like never before. Could the great Ruben Olivares of Mexico had the punch to put Jofre down or out? I don't know. Jofre has never fought someone of Olivares' power.

The Explosive Thin Man, Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua was too big for a lot of featherweight boxers. Eder Jofre of Brazil would be one of them.

Arguello by late KO or most likely, a unanimous decision win.

Now, thinking about it now, it wasn't such a big fuzz. Nobody ever screamed for a Marvin Hagler vs Wilfred Benitez fight back then, even though Benitez was a champion and Sugar Ray Leonard was retired and Thomas Hearns didn't had a title and Roberto Duran was written off almost completely. But, that...

The great Eusebio Pedroza of Panama made 20 title defenses of the WBA World Featherweight Crown. Ten of them in his opponents' back yards. That is a world record that probably won't be easy to beat. A magnificent fighter, probably the best and most complete boxer that I have ever seen in my lifetime...

Easy work for The Golden Bantam. Eder Jofre of Brazil by knockout in 8

He never was as good as he once was. He wasn't stronger and he didn't hit harder. He was much slower on his feet, with his hand speed, was easier to hit and had worse stamina. Except for the 2nd foreman fight, what excuses am I supposed to take into consideration for Frazier's losses,? If there isn...

Hagler would have slaughtered Benitez at MW. Have any doubts, just look at how limited but rugged Mustafa Hamsho just manhandled him. At 160 Benitez didn't carry the kind of much that gets you respect. But, by the time Wilfred Benitez fought Mustapha Hamsho, he looked shot and done. It's unbelievab...

Wilfred Benitez originally was supposed to fight Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns in February of 1981 for Hearns' WBA World Welterweight Crown. The fight was called off when American promoter Harold Smith got caught and charged of a $21.3 million dollar embezzlement from the Wells Fargo Bank. So...

He obviously was not still prime. First just watch the fight. His speed and reflexes were not nearly as they once were. He was dead tired by the middle of the fight. Why would this be? He had not fought for 3 and half years before being allowed to fight again. You simply can't pick up right where y...

You've got a point, it is a vague term and I myself cannot put a figure on it. I think we can all appreciate when fighters excel or dominate long past their best days or weight class; Muhammad Ali and Roberto Duran spring to mind, to name but two, thus enhancing their standing in the sport. Boxing ...

Hagler would have welcomed the fight. He feasted on guys moving up in weight. He didn't like counter-punchers but I don't think Benitez has enough to keep Marvin off him. I believe at that stage of his career that Wilfred Benitez would have given Marvelous a lot of problems. He was slick as hell. E...

I am curious to know if anybody in here had a closer view or look on, why the fight of Wilfred Benitez against Marvelous Marvin Hagler didn't happen? Benitez magnificently dominated and beat the great Roberto Duran in January 1982. Marvelous was supposed to fight the great Thomas "The Hitman&qu...

He didn't even fight in those years, so he couldn't have been in his prime. It is factually true that when Frazier won, Ali had been a on 3 and half year layoff because his boxing was taken, blah blah. Though, this just in, Ali did twice beat Frazier later on. Smokin' Joe whupped The Greatest him i...

El Radar, the great Wilfred Benitez at 23 years of age and in the weight that he said "It's his weight" just finished from winning against the great Roberto Duran. It was one of his finest performances of his career. Is the sky the limit for him? No. If he trains hard and seriously, there'...

When talking about biggest boxing rivalries between countries, Mexico vs Puerto Rico is probably the greatest in boxing history. There are other great boxing rivalries for example, Cuba vs USA when it comes to Amateur Boxing World Championships or Olympic boxing. The other big rivalry is between Mex...

To me, Henry Armstrong is the greatest boxer pound per pound of all-time.

I think "longevity" is sort of a vague term that people use when it helps the case of a fighter that they like but ignore in cases when it favors the other guy. What does it really matter how long a guy fought? Does it really matter if Fighter A retired in say his early 30s and Fighter B ...

Why should longevity matter? It tells the durability and consistency of an athlete not only in boxing, but in all sports. No, it doesn't. It just shows how long a fighter's career was. You don't have to be necessarily have to be durable to have a long career. You certainly don't to consistent to fi...

Ambling Alp II wrote: ↑02 Sep 2023, 14:46 Why should longevity matter?

It tells the durability and consistency of an athlete not only in boxing, but in all sports.

Willie Pep by decision. Not too many boxers would beat Pep at featherweight.

The only guys that I believe that would and could beat The Wil' of the Wisp in his prime are:
Sandy Saddler
Salvador Sanchez
Alexis Arguello
Eusebio Pedroza
Ernesto Marcel
Vicente Saldivar

Jess Willard wins. Asking the great Thomas Hearns to fight a man that weighs in more than 240lbs and is 6'6" is like the great Sugar Ray Leonard fighting cruiserweights or Roberto Duran fighting light-heavyweights Hearns legs would not stand the pressure of a bigger man. I don't think that Hear...

As great as Bob Fitzsimmons was, and I have him rated highly in the top 15 all-time pound per pound great boxers, he ain't whupping Jesse Ferguson. Ferguson would have been too big for Ruby.

Fitzsimmons wasn't even a true heavyweight.